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subsume

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sub·sume /səbˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/ verb [transitive]  formalINCLUDE to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separately 归入 [纳入]某一类subsume somebody/something under something A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery. 很多犯罪行为通常都被归入抢劫罪的范畴。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
subsumeI didn't want to lead, nor was being subsumed by a group at all appealing.The original target of sharing super-computers was subsumed by the growing use of the network to do several tasks never envisioned initially.Events at the local level are not simply subsumed into some larger, general process.It is even unclear whether the individual contributors see their particular expertise being subsumed into this new academic category.States subsume many of the responsibilities of governing from the county.States collect taxes and subsume many of the responsibilities of governing from the county.Alternatively they may be subsumed within the department and treated as a poor relation.subsume somebody/something under somethingThe women's athletic department will be subsumed under the men's.
Origin subsume (1500-1600) Modern Latin subsumere, from Latin sumere to take up
sub·sume verbChineseSyllable
something include as to or Corpus someone


subsume
subsume /səbˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: subsumere, from Latin sumere __to take up__
formal to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separately
    subsume somebody/something under something
    A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery.


sub·sumeBrE /səbˈsjuːm/ 🔊NAmE /səbˈsuːm/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they subsume BrE /səbˈsjuːm/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈsuːm/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it subsumes BrE /səbˈsjuːmz/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈsuːmz/ 🔊past simple subsumed BrE /səbˈsjuːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈsuːmd/ 🔊past participle subsumed BrE /səbˈsjuːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈsuːmd/ 🔊 -ing form subsuming BrE /səbˈsjuːmɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈsuːmɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth + adv./prep. (formal) to include sth in a particular group and not consider it separately 将…归入(或纳入)All these different ideas can be subsumed under just two broad categories. 所有这些不同的想法可归为两大类。🔊🔊